Board Thread:Roleplay Forum - Major Events/@comment-25104896-20170102195840/@comment-17703532-20170122004119

 "As you see," the manager and producer spoke up after a minute or so, "AKB0048 has really been up to a lot recently, and we hope to continue this trend during this year. We've gained a lot of new members, several members have succeeded, and we're moving forward. It is this that the new album is meant to represent. The will to move forward, and to us, the management felt as though it was time to release an album, kind of to summarize what we've done so far, and what we will continue striving for, with old members and new. Setsuzoku no Chain wa sudeni Koko ni Aru. It isn't only true for AKB0048, but everyone. The board is already set. You already have a situation in life, and it doesn't matter   what   situation that is. What matters is what you do with it. AKB0048 as a group intends to move forward this next year; meet new people, forge connections, maybe even manage to bring a change to the universe, however small."